It's saddening to see someone claim to be "left" and agree with you on almost everything socialist...until you mention foreign countries and they start to say things that would've been regular statements coming out of a frothing at the mouth imperialist a century ago.
Bread at home, bombs abroad. They agree on things that would benefit them like healthcare, education, food, shelter, clothing. But they realize an easy way to get fascists to agree to these demands domestically is imperialism. And even then, they won't get those things.
It's saddening to see someone claim to be "left" and agree with you on almost everything socialist...until you mention foreign countries and they start to say things that would've been regular statements coming out of a frothing at the mouth imperialist a century ago.
Bread at home, bombs abroad. They agree on things that would benefit them like healthcare, education, food, shelter, clothing. But they realize an easy way to get fascists to agree to these demands domestically is imperialism. And even then, they won't get those things.